To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal service, and for other purposes.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require one member of the Federal-State Joint Board on universal service (recommends changes to universal service implementation regulations) to be a Tribal representative who is nominated by the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Office of Native Affairs and Policy and appointed by the FCC.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4059 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4059

 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a 
   representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the 
      implementation of universal service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2012

   Mrs. Bono Mack (for herself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Cole, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
 Grijalva, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. DeFazio) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a 
   representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the 
      implementation of universal service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 254(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(a)) is amended by striking ``advocates.'' and inserting 
``advocates, and one member of such Joint Board shall be a Commission-
appointed Tribal representative nominated by the Commission's Office of 
Native Affairs and Policy.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 410(c) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 410(c)) is amended in the third and fourth sentences 
by striking ``State'' each place it appears and inserting ``State, 
Tribal, and utility consumer advocate''.
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